Synopsis

An alienated man is trapped in the emotional afterglow of a past relationship when his former lover keeps calling. As the night unfolds, the video moves between the two isolated figures, placing their private longing against restless, brightly active cityscapes. Rain, nighttime streets, and lingering images of separation give the story a melancholy, dreamlike quality. The result is an atmospheric portrait of obsession and disconnection, with the telephone becoming a persistent link between two people who can no longer truly be together.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Late Night Call" is the title track from Pocketful's six-song EP, released by Ovanbeck Records in December 2010.

• Pocketful described the EP as its darkest, heaviest, and most emotional work up to that point. The record also moved further toward electronic and experimental textures while retaining the band's shimmering guitars and prominent trumpet parts.

• Therese Oresten provides the guest vocals on "Late Night Call." The track is credited to Pocketful's Jerker Rellmark, who also handled vocals, trumpet, keyboards, samples, and additional guitars for the band.

• The production used Canon 5D, 60D, and T1i DSLR cameras, combined with vintage 1950s lenses and Canon glass. Additional slow-motion footage was shot on an HVX200.

• The video was made with an unusually open creative brief: the filmmaker was given carte blanche to shape the concept and execution.

• Some of the city time-lapse footage was captured in Honolulu and Seattle, filmed during late nights and early mornings between documentary assignments.

• Madeleine Hoang and Jimmy Matsuki appear in the video.

• Rain effects were part of the production, with a dedicated rain-effects consultant and crew members handling the practical work.

• A Swedish forum post from June 28, 2011 presented the clip as the third Pocketful video connected with the EP.